I've gotten some stitching done this week. I finished some accessories for my black Featherweight that was given to me. I made a bag for it, to protect it when it is in the rolling sewing machine case, and a cover for the fold down extension tray, to keep the screw from further damaging the tray. I also made a bag to hold the foot pedal, so that it doesn't rub on the bed of the machine while it is stored.
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| extension cover and sitting in bag |
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| in the closed bag |
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| foot pedal and cords in the bag |
This machine was missing the bobbin case when I got it. I got a bobbin case for it at the Texarkana TOGA (Thanks Floyd) and she is running great now. Her name is Carrie, after the lady who gave her to me.
At the TOGA, there was a demo on how to make a Tea Bag Wallet. Missy cut out the pieces for me, from her material, and I finally got a chance to make mine. I didn't have any tea bags in my sewing room, so I show it with Post-It notes and Post-It flags.
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| open |
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| closed |
My little quilt guild had a sew-in Thursday. I got several blocks stitched (below).
Treadle On, my hand crank and treadle group, is having an Advanced Block Exchange. We are making blocks for the Radiant Suns quilt in batiks. I've finished 6 of the blocks so far (only 42 more to go).
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| Radiant Suns blocks |
I made one block with my regular 1/4" foot with a metal guide on the edge, and then I pulled out my Curve Master presser foot to see if it worked better. The Curve Master adapter was a very tight fit on my machine, but I got it on. I don't know if it was any better, but it worked for me (with some ripping out and re-stitching on some seams). I got better after several curved seams. I'll make a few of these blocks at a time.
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| stitching Radiant Suns curves |
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| Curve Master presser foot, stitching a curve |
I also finished 5 blocks using Pioneer Woman fabrics.
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| Pioneer Woman fabric blocks |
When I finish the other 3 sets of blocks, I'll sub-cut these blocks into 4 pieces. These will be turned into placemats.
Last night was my large quilt guild's meeting (Pride of the Prairie). A new member brought several vintage quilt tops that he had been given. He was given these quilt tops to find them new homes. I got one of the vintage quilt tops. Several of us are thinking that this is from the 1940's, and it is all hand stitched.
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| vintage quilt top |
I don't think this will ever lay flat, so I won't get it quilted, unfortunately, but I can use it when I have my vintage sewing machine demo's.
I have another sew-in Saturday, but I'll just be taking hand work. I need to finish more sewing kits, so that I'll have one for the Sewing Kit Exchange at the Missouri TOGA in June.
